PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Buckley, Rita ED - Bierhaus, Angelika TI - Novel Biochemical Concepts behind Late Diabetic Complications DP - 2011 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 31--31 VI - 11 IP - 11 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/31.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/31.full AB - Diabetes has a devastating systemic impact on those who suffer from it, including a 2- to 4-fold increase in cardiovascular events and stroke, nontraumatic lower extremity amputations, end-stage renal disease, and blindness in working age adults. These outcomes underscore the importance of identifying novel pathways that lead to late diabetic complications.